Twelfth Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) encrypted military communication satellite
Vehicle
Falcon Heavy
Falcon · Heavy
Height
70 m
Diameter
12.2 m
LEO capacity
63,800 kg
Successful launches
13
Launch complex
Launch Complex 39A
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
The John F. Kennedy Space Center, located on Merritt Island, Florida, is one of NASA's ten field centers. Since 1968, KSC has been NASA's primary launch center of American spaceflight, research, and technology. Launch operations for the Apollo, Skylab and Space Shuttle programs were carried out from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39 and managed by KSC. Located on the east coast of Florida, KSC is adjacent to Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS).
